Chapter 9 of Dig Here! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dig Here! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was wide awake at once. What had happened? Had I missed something? I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door. The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
Chapter 9 of Dig Here! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “I was wide awake at once.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Had I missed something?”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “I was wide awake at once.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “I was wide awake at once.”
In this reading “I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.”
In this reading “The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was wide awake at once.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading I was wide awake at once.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had happened?
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What had happened?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was wide awake at once.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Had I missed something?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
on one occasion
From this reading I was wide awake at once.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Had I missed something?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I slipped out of bed and to the open bedroom door.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The reflection of a light was on the wall, coming from the hall below.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was wide awake at once.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened?
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading I was wide awake at once.
Chapter 9 of Dig Here! by Gladys Allen holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 430 sentences of Dig Here!, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Dig Here! by Gladys Allen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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